Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

eluding those discussed as parts of a
proposal to be directed to manufactur-
ers. The proposal: An inter-manufac-
turer credit bureau for the exchange of
credit information to eliminate chisel-
ers; setting of an annual production
quota, a point on which there was much
discussion; a request that manufacturers
announce new models simultaneously
and only once a year, and that no radi-
cal changes be made except by agree-
ment among the manufacturers; like the
first two proposals, this measure was
passed by the operators attending.
Fourth proposal suggested uniform
trade-in practices and the scrapping of
trade-ins, and no final action was taken;
sale of equipment by manufacturers
only to operators affiliated with associa-
tions in such areas as orqanized groups
exist constituted the filth point, and
again no final action resulted. The
sixth proposal related to commissions
and the idea was expressed a number
of times that uniformity can be ob-
tained only through organization. A
Southern operator raised the question
of phonograph rentals, but discussion
was terminated without recommenda-
tion. Homer Capehart suggested the
idea of manufacturers retaining control
over the machines as a permanent pol-
icy, but a decided preference was
heard for operator-ownership.
Hammond reported that at present
there are about 35 organized music
operator groups throughout the country,
some focal and some state-wide. He
further reported that the association
which he heads now claims 100% mem-
bership of operators in its territory.
OVER 2 ~500
SHIPPED TO DATE
Wurlitzer's Howard Shaft, is the king-pin of the compa_ny's Accounts Receivable.
Howard has been with Wurlitzer twelve years.
Present a s representatives of the manu-
facturers were David C. Rockola, Cape-
hart, and D. W. Donohue.
In direct contrast to previous years,
publicity given the Show by the Chi-
cago papers was highly favorable . The
Chicago Daily News, in particular, as-
signed feature writer Gene Morgan to
cover the affair, and he wrote his story
as having looked at the display with
eyes ope_n ed wide in amazement and
interest.
According to report made at the close
of the Show, opinion will prevent a rep-
etition in future years of the practice of
holding two such events a month apart,
and a number of NACOMM exhibitors
declared they would show again at the
CMMA session at the Sherman in Jan-
uary.
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Over 2,500 IINGO
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tors r e por t ■ a t
w .. kly profits of
$3 .00 ta $5.00 per
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ove rywh ere l A
ball of 9 u111 Is
ve11ded for each
penny. Awards for
skill 111ay be 9lven
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use pays dividends.
Doty declares.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.-Declaring that
"Any business built up with a quality
product becomes an asset and a busi-
ness built up on a product of inferior
quality becomes a liability," E. A. Doty
of the U. G. Grandbois Co., asserts that
many operators now realize the impor-
tance of using a fine grade of chewing
gum.
According to observation it is pointed
out that when a customer places a
penny in a vending machine and gets a
ball of gum he likes, he usually be-
comes a regular customer, spending
five or ten cents per week in the ma-
chine. But if he gets gum of inferior
quality he will never patronize the
NAME AND
machine again. And who loses? The
operator.
Operating vending machines is no
different from any other business. They
must all have regular customers to be
successful, and in order to have regular
customers for his machines the operator
must have in them gum the customer
likes.
A machine vending a good gum in a
fair location usually increases its re-
ceipts each month, Doty asserts. By the
same token, the receipts of the same
machine in the same location vending a
cheap chewing gum will decrease each
month, making it necessary to change
the location of the equipment every few
months.
Coated chewing gum is sealed with
a sugar covering and no air can get at
the base of the gum, which never will
deteriorate unless the coating should
get chipped off.
The wise operator will see that the
customers of his machine get their mon-
ey's worth, encouraging them to become
steady customers and by so doing he
makes a profit on each customer for
many months to come.
The appearance of the vending ma-
chine will get new customers. The pro-
duct in the machine either makes each
new buyer a steady customer or drives
him away, the Grandbois official con-
cluded.
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MACHINE
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Some noisy relatives were visiting a
couple and happened to mention their
dog, a big mongrel.
"He's just like one of the family,"
said the pup's proud mistress.
"Which one?" asked the hostess.
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